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I used a SanDisk Cruzer Contour 16GB USB 2.0 drive for almost 5 years, but one day it just turned into two 64MB drives. Windows even recognize two separate devices

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Tried formatting, messing with GParted in Ubuntu. I also tried to install U3 functionality, which I removed long ago, no luck. Is it possible to fix the drive?

DanteTheEgregore
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Andrius
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I had this issue once before with a flash drive, and came to the conclusion that it just went bad. If it shows up this way in gparted, it's a hardware issue. Flash memory does have a limited number of writes, so a "5 year" old drive could have simply experienced too many writes.

Lyle Brown
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The drive's firmware has gone out to lunch. If there is any hope you would have to consult the manufacturer, but they tend not to provide much help for 5 year old $10 products, so it's time to throw it out and get a new one.

psusi
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